Civilization Guardian Front

Chios looked in the direction Inuchiyo was pointing at...

Compared with most of the surrounding houses with railings and thatched roofs, the appearance is not so simple.A medium-sized wooden bungalow built on a rammed earth foundation. The roof is made of wood chips. The low wall outside the house is only half a meter high. It is impossible to prevent people from climbing over. The only advantage is that it looks a little larger. , The fire next door is not easily affected.

Such a house is very attractive to junior warriors, with a strong style and a roof that is not easy to leak.However, from the point of view of people in the 21st century, this house is a farmhouse, and even belongs to the relatively poor category.

"In this era of not being rich, this house should not be bad..." Chios rubbed the space between his brows.

Inuchiyo on the side tilted his head slightly, unable to understand Chios's complicated reaction.

In any case, being able to obtain a residence of his own in Kiyosu City, the core stronghold of the Oda family, shows that Chios has gained a foothold in the mission world.Although the plot has not yet begun, at least he has taken the first step steadily.

As for now, he just wants to rest for a while, and then think about how to go in the next stage.

Pushing open the sliding door, a faint musty smell mingled in the air. It is likely that this room has not been lived in for some time.The floor behind the entrance is paved with tatami mats, and there is a square-shaped floor stove in the house with the ground dug low. An iron hook hangs from the beam on the roof, and an iron pot is hung.

The basic structure of a Japanese-style house is there, but other furnishings and daily necessities are completely invisible.There was no food in the bamboo baskets, not a drop of water in the water tank, no wardrobe or bedding, and the whole room was empty.

(I don’t always have to spend my own money to buy it...)

Chios, who has not yet received his salary, is having a headache looking at the poor home in front of him.A small palm was patted on his back, and he turned his head. Inuchiyo, who usually had no obvious emotion on his face, seemed a little happy at the moment.

"...The daily necessities will be delivered within a day or two. During this time, Inuchiyo will help take care of Mr. Chios."

After finishing speaking, Inuchiyo added another sentence:

"Here's the watch in return."

When Inuchiyo left Chios' house, the sky was already dyed orange by the setting sun.

Inside the room, Chios was sitting on the tatami, his right hand brushed over the coat of arms, and a broad-bladed long sword appeared in his hand.

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【Sword of the King of Scotland】

Quality: Excellent (Sharpness 4, Balance 3, Strength 4)

King Robert the Bruce of Scotland defeated 17 English knights with this sword in his War of Independence against England.After the fierce battle, the sword remained intact without obvious signs of wear, and has since become the inheritance of the King of Scotland.During the war of invasion of England in 1513, the entire Scottish army was wiped out, the king of Scotland died in battle, and the sword was also missing.

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His fingers lightly slid across the blade, and the sharp edge almost cut his fingertips open.None of the weapons that Chios had collected in the manor in the past were comparable in quality. It seemed that high-quality weapons should have reached the limit of iron weapons.

In the current mission world, it is definitely enough for Chios, who is better at European swordsmanship.

Putting away the long sword, Chios thought carefully about the meeting with Tian Xinnai in the morning.

According to his observation, it is not difficult to become an official of the Oda family.His identity as a "southern barbarian" caught Nobuna's attention. When talking about buying and selling iron cannons, Nobuna's eyes couldn't hide the excitement. If Chios didn't mention martial arts, he might be appointed to buy iron cannons immediately.

However, why did you choose Shibata Katsuya to test martial arts?

At that time, the Honmaru Palace gathered most of the retainers of the Oda family, and the swordsmanship of any one of these warriors was above the standard line, even the gentle-looking Niwa Chohide was also good at martial arts.But Xin Nai didn't choose other people, but chose the first fierce general winner.

The plot of "Oda Nobuna's Ambition" begins on the battlefield where the Oda family and the Imagawa family are fighting. As an ordinary high school student, the protagonist accidentally travels to the Warring States Period and happens to save Oda on the battlefield. Nobuna dies.

To intervene in this plot, in theory, one of the two parties, Oda or Imagawa, must be joined to obtain the qualification to participate in the war.

"Eligibility to participate in the war..." Chios pondered for a moment, and a clear expression gradually appeared on his face.

"If I was assigned to buy iron cannons, I would probably miss this battle, and it would be impossible to intervene in the plot."

From this point of view, it makes sense.If Chios had left the Oda family by buying iron cannons, it would have no impact on the mission world, so he would not have interfered.In the case of martial arts, the mission world finally couldn't bear to intervene.

With Shibata Katsuya as the opponent, first of all, the degree of danger is very high.Chios estimated that he would be replaced by another new executor, and he might choose to back down at this time.Secondly, even in a real fight, if you lose between three moves and two moves, it will be difficult to get Oda Nobuna's approval in terms of martial arts.

"In this way, the mission world should have the ability to interfere, but it is also subject to certain restrictions... At least it cannot directly affect Nobuna's appointment of me to buy and sell iron cannons, or cause the Oda family officials to test my martial arts together."

Although the existing information is not comprehensive, after sorting it out a bit, Chios has a general inference about the means of the mission world.

This is his best harvest today.

Chapter 7? The Man Who Leads Change

At night, a petite figure appeared at the door of Chios's house, it was Inuchiyo who had just left not long ago.She was wearing a plain white bathrobe and was holding a rattan basket filled with wild vegetables and roots, and even a few pieces of meat.

After half a day of getting along, Inuchiyo and Chios got along fairly well, and Chios also gave Inuchiyo a rare pocket watch.

Inu Chiyo, who is only 12 years old, feels that she should take care of her new colleagues a little bit, or at least show her favor by giving gifts.

The little hand pushed open the door and walked into the house, only to see a darkness, Inuchiyo squinted his eyes to observe carefully, and barely saw the outline through the thin moonlight seeping in from the window.

In the darkness, Chios sat with his back against the wall panel, meditating in front of the unlit fire, and did not raise his head until he heard the movement at the door.

"Inuchiyo?"

"...Master Chios, there is dry firewood outside the house." The girl's tone was cold, as if she was looking at a cripple who couldn't take care of herself.

"Haha, I thought of something just now, I didn't notice it was dark."

Chios avoided the other party's cold gaze and looked at the basket in Inuchiyo's hand.

"Is Inuchiyo here to invite me to dinner?"

"...Well, I thought Mr. Chios might not know how to cook, but..." Inuchiyo nodded, then shook his head again.

"...didn't expect that you can't even burn firewood, so it won't work."

I can't refute it, the young master who is used to houses with water and electricity supply, helpers to clean the environment, and even a housekeeper to arrange meal times, it is really not easy to adapt to the simple life of Japanese samurai in a short time.Although these trivial matters are not complicated, but habits are hard to change, and they will be ignored if you don't pay attention.

"...Because they have to practice martial arts diligently and work for Her Royal Highness, the samurai of the Oda family don't have to chop firewood and fetch water by themselves, someone will deliver it to the door every day."

While explaining to Chios, Inuchiyo took Chios by the corner of his clothes and walked outside the house.

The girl pointed her finger and looked in the direction of her fingertips. Sure enough, she saw a basket of chopped firewood and a water tank filled with water in the bamboo basket by the door.

With dry firewood and water, the ground stove in the house finally played a role. The fire light danced on the firewood, and little sparks burst out from the firewood along with the burning.An iron pot on the stove is steaming, and slowly rising smoke is discharged from the vents on both sides of the roof.

During this period, it was not easy for the Japanese to eat enough. Eating white rice for every meal was already a symbol of wealth, and there were not many seasonings.The most common cooking method is to cook all the edible ingredients with water, and the taste of the ingredients will be integrated into the soup and rice, which is easier to eat and increases the feeling of fullness.

Inuchiyo's cuisine also belongs to this kind of "mixed cooking", that is, the fatty pork is first dry-fried at the bottom of the pot, and then boiled with water, white rice, radish and wild vegetables.The biggest difference is the addition of red miso, a famous product of Owari country.

Inuchiyo, holding a wooden spoon, looks like a little cook, stirring the food from time to time, tasting the taste with a small dish several times, shaking his head and adding a small amount of miso to taste.After about half an hour, the girl finally nodded in satisfaction, filled a large bowl and handed it to Chios.

"...Here, please use."

"Thank you, please let me try Inuchiyo-ryu's cuisine."

Chios took the wooden bowl, noticed that Inuchiyo's forehead was slightly sweaty, and reached out to wipe it off for her.

"......(blush)"

A dinner with little to taste other than miso and a hint of meat.But Chios had a good appetite, almost [-]% of the whole pot of miso mixed cooking went into his stomach.

The lovely girl worked tirelessly to cook for him, and even an ordinary meal could be delicious.In the original world of Chios, even Italians with ancestral recipes, not many women were willing to cook.

"...Then, Inuchiyo will go back first." Inuchiyo sat upright and saluted.

"Thank you for the dinner. I am very happy to have a nice girl like Inuchiyo as my friend."

"...friend... well, Chios is a friend." Inuchiyo confirmed.

"Then see you tomorrow, Inuchiyo."

"...Kios too, see you tomorrow."

Inuchiyo gently waved his little hand and walked out of Chios' house.

"Huh..." Chios fell back and lay directly on the quilt laid by Inuchiyo, spending a peaceful night in the new residence.

The next day, when the morning sun rose above the horizon, Chios had already woken up.

Looking at my new home, apart from tatami mats, futons, rice jars and some simple cooking utensils, there are basically nothing else.There is no furniture full of samurai atmosphere such as calligraphy hanging paintings, Taidao knife holders, armor stands, and tea sets.

If it's just a short stay for a day or two, it's okay to live in a simple place.It is now March of 1560, and historically the Battle of Ozazama took place in June of the same year. If you want to live here for about three months, the quality of the accommodation is very important.

Inuchiyo said yesterday that daily necessities will be delivered within two days...

Thinking about these tedious little things, time passed quickly.

The originally gloomy sky turned bright, the sun slanted into the courtyard, and a few rays of light entered the house.

clack clack clack clack

Chios could hear the sound of the wooden wheel passing the ground from a distance. As time went by, the sound not only did not weaken, but became more and more clear.

Walking out of the house, Chios looked at the entrance of Wujia Courtyard.Pushed by four strong men, two pushcarts slowly approached their residence, and the person walking at the front of the line... was Inuchiyo.

Inuchiyo also found Chios, trotted to Chios, nodded very politely and said:

"...Good morning, Chios."

"Good morning, Inuchiyo." Chios responded, noticing the silver pocket watch hanging on Inuchiyo's chest, and couldn't help but smile.

Looking at the cart approaching slowly behind Inuchiyo, Chios asked:

"What's on those carts?"

"The princess's gift to Chios, "Well... a retainer whose house is too spacious is also a disqualification for being a lord", that's what he said. "

Inuchiyo imitated Nobuna's tone, although it didn't quite resemble her.

"His Majesty Nobuna, I understand..."

Chios sighed.

(Showing caring as the protagonist, the empty new house is the original purpose... )

"...what do you mean by that?"

It seems that there is something in the words... Inu Chiyo asked unexpectedly sharply.

"It's nothing, His Highness Xinnai's kindness in sending charcoal in a timely manner, as a retainer, I was deeply moved." Chios said succinctly.

Although Oda Nobuna's actions have the meaning of buying people's hearts, the means are not offensive, and Chios is willing to accept this favor.

Seeing that Chios didn't mean to explain, Inuchiyo's upturned eyes seemed to be filled with dissatisfaction, and he said silently:

"...I don't understand, please ask Her Royal Highness the Princess."

"Come in and sit down, don't stand outside the door."

"... Chios, changing the subject." Inuchiyo squinted at Chios.

"Come into the house!" Chios half-forced the girl into the house.

After entering the house, Inuchiyo didn't ask any more questions, it was just a little prank just now.

Her heart is not as immature as her appearance, and she can somewhat understand the meaning of Chios's so-called "sending charcoal in a timely manner". It cannot be said that she fully agrees with it, but it seems that it is still a little bit worse for Inuchiyo to deny it completely and say "His Royal Highness absolutely does not have such an idea".

But Her Royal Highness, Chios will understand sooner or later, because the two people have the same tenderness in their eyes...

Inuchiyo believed so.

Chios and Inuchiyo drank water (the only drinkable thing in Chios's house), while the strong man pushing the cart brought pieces of furniture into the house.

Four cushions, a tea table, a cabinet, a wardrobe, a set of tea sets... two calligraphy and paintings, a pair of hanging paintings, a sword stand, a sword, and three men's kimonos.Almost all the furniture that Chios had thought about how to purchase not long ago were included.

It's just that these things are all piled up on the ground to form a mountain, and the four strong men have no intention of helping to straighten them.

"..."The things have been brought for you, and I will take care of them." Her Royal Highness said so. "

Inuchiyo held the teacup in both hands and said seriously.

silence…

"Ha ha ha ha! "

Chios suddenly laughed.

"Interesting, really interesting! His Highness Nobuna is really excellent, even giving gifts with such personality!"

(... hum hum~)

Inuchiyo on the side used the movement of drinking water to hide his smug smile.

By the time Chios put all the furniture in place, the time on the pocket watch was past eight o'clock.

"...His Royal Highness asked you to pack up and go see her." Inuchiyo put down his teacup and said.

"Do I need to change my outfit?"

Looking at his "Southern Man" attire, Chios always felt that it was inappropriate to wear it all the time.

"…want. "

"But...how should I wear this dress?"